Wildlife Audit Wildlife Audit SystemSystem

JG du Toit JG du Toit January 2012January 2012

Who do we representWho do we represent

• Wildlife Industry Trust– Open platform created between the private sector

& government

• SAPS – Green Falcons• SARS•Medicines Control Council

Legal requirementsLegal requirements

The National Environmental Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) instructs the South African National

Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) to “collect, generate, process, coordinate and disseminate information about biodiversity

and the sustainable use of indigenous biological resources, and establish and

maintain databases in this regard”

ProblemProblem

Nature conservation, Agriculture & Veterinary services

are spread over 9 provinces, giving a total of 27 bodies that must

communicate with the private sector involved with wildlife

9 Provinces

Currently: Data Reporting in Currently: Data Reporting in WildlifeWildlife

DEATDept of Environment & Tourism

DEATDept of Environment & Tourism

DoADept of Agriculture

DoADept of Agriculture

Proposed: Data Reporting in Proposed: Data Reporting in WildlifeWildlife

DEATDept of Environment & Tourism

DEATDept of Environment & Tourism

DoADept of Agriculture

DoADept of Agriculture

Examples from Examples from DatabaseDatabase

White Rhino/ProvinceWhite Rhino/Province

PoachingPoaching

HuntingHunting

White Rhino: Hunting vs White Rhino: Hunting vs PoachingPoaching

Drug Register: M99 Use Drug Register: M99 Use VariationVariation

White Rhino: Average White Rhino: Average Auction PriceAuction Price

Rhino: Effect of Horn SalesRhino: Effect of Horn Sales

Databases neededDatabases needed

Types of Databases neededTypes of Databases needed

• Department of Agriculture– Disease database– Locality and census database– DNA database– Translocation database– Drug register

Types of Databases neededTypes of Databases needed

• Department of Environmental Affairs– Locality and census database– DNA database (proof of diversity)– Translocation database– Utilisation databases• Taxidermy• Hunting• Poaching• Culling

AdvantagesAdvantages

• No cost– Sponsored by SAB

• Self-administration– No data capture costs

• Collective data can be used in management & decision making

• Concept accepted by other Government Departments

Additional value of DNAAdditional value of DNA

• Traceability of individual animals• Inbreeding status• Parentage

Databases paid/populatedDatabases paid/populated

• Census• Drug register• Hunting• Poaching• Wildlife Translocation• DNA

Why can farmers not use Why can farmers not use DNA?DNA?

Proposal:Proposal:Enforce Databases Enforce Databases

LegallyLegally

Thank Thank You!You!